# Contributions to Debian Reference Platform Build

## Type of Contribution

### New Package

###### Contribute

- Submit package to Debian
   - https://wiki.debian.org/HowToPackageForDebian 
   - https://wiki.debian.org/Packaging/Intro
- Once package is reviewed and/or accepted by a Debian developer, your package is ready to be accepted by Linaro Overlay
   - Open a bug at https://bugs.linaro.org/ (Reference Platform) with the package change that is required

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### Package changes or fixes

###### Contribute

- Submit package change to Debian
   - https://wiki.debian.org/HowToPackageForDebian 
   - https://wiki.debian.org/Packaging/Intro
- Open a bug at https://bugs.linaro.org/ (Reference Platform) with the package change that is required
- [Example](http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/traditional-packaging.html#creating-a-debdiff)

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### Backports

###### Contribute

- Open a bug at https://bugs.linaro.org/ (Reference Platform) with the package change that is required
- Get package included in [Jessie Backports](https://backports.debian.org/), this repository is also enabled by default in the Debian Reference Platform Builds

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